Bottle cap removing device



Feb. 18, 1947. R Q 2,416,087

BOTTLE CAP-REMOVING DEVICE 7 Filed June 12, 1944 INVENTOR.

RICHARD R. COLEY 2 E 4 O A M f l a /H 7 -Q/8 3 h m F ATTORNEYS PatentedFeb. 18, 1947 UNITED STATES, PATENT OFFICE 2,416,087 BOTTLE CAP REMOVINGDEVICE Richard R. Coley, Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.

Application June 12, 1944, Serial No. 539,959

2 Claims. 1

The invention relates to bottle cap removing devices and refers moreparticularly to devices for removing crown caps from bottles.

The invention has for one of its objects to provide an improvedconstruction of device which is adapted to close an electric display oradvertisement circuit while the cap is being removed by the device.

The invention has for another object to construct the device with anelectric switch for closing the circuit and to locate the electricswitch so that it is protected.

With these as well as other objects in view, the invention resides inthe novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements ofparts as more fully hereinafter set forth.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is an end elevation of a bottle cap removing device embodyingthe invention;

Figure 2 is a cross section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

The bottle cap removing device embodying the invention is designedparticularly to close an electric display or advertisement circuit whilethe device is being used to remove a cap from a bottle. As illustrated,the device comprises the housing I formed of the bodies 2 and 3, thelatter being a cover detachably secued to the former by suitable means,such as the screws 4.

The body 2 is a hollow body preferably formed of metal and having at itsfront end the inwardly facing shoulder 5 and the outwardly facing stop 6which is spaced from the shoulder. The shoulder is formed by the upperdepending bevelled lip 'l and the stop is formed by the outer ends ofthe laterally spaced projections 3 which extend longitudinally of thebody and from diametrically opposite portions of its side walls towardeach other. The shoulder and stop are engageable respectively with theedge and back of a crown cap 9 of a capped bottle when inserted into thebody and swung downwardly in a counterclockwise direction, as viewed inFigure 2. The body 2 is preferably formed in its lower wall with thetransverse opening It and the portion of the lower wall in advance ofthe opening is preferably beveled at H. The body is also formed with thelateral ears I? which are formed with suitable holes for receivingsecuring ment with the contact [7.

wall of the body 2 and terminate adjacent the projections 8. The body 3has its portion above the furcations formed with the chamber it forreceiving the relatively movable contacts I! and 28 of an electricswitch. The contact i1 is L- shaped and has one leg adjacent the top ofthe body 3 secured thereto by the screw I9. The contact I8 is movablerelative to the contact I! and is in the nature of a plunger slidable inthe recess 20 in the upper portion of the lever 2|. The lever is formedof a suitable insulation material and extends between the furcations i5and is pivoted thereto by the pivot pin 22. The lower portion of thelever extends between the projections 8 and in the normal position ofthe lever extends forwardly beyond the stop 6 formed by the outer endsof the projections so that when the capped bottle is inserted into thebody 2 and swung downwardly in a counterclockwise direction, as viewedin Figure 2, the back of the cap engages the lower end portion of thelever 2| forcing the same rearwardly and thereby swinging the lever tomove its upper portion forwardly and bring the contact I8 into engage-The lever is resiliently held in normal position by means of the spring23 which is secured at one end to the body 3 and is engageable at theother end with the portion of the lever below the contact 18. A suitablepin 24 extending between the furcations 95 limits the swinging of thelever under the influence of the spring.

To provide for swinging of the lever after the contact l8 has engagedthe contact l'l, there is the coil spring 25 located in the recess 2i!and encircling the shank 26 of the contact l8 and tending to resilientlyurge the contact forwardly.

2'5 and 28 are the wires of the circuit including the electric displayor advertisement, the former being connected to the contact I? throughthe screw l9 and the latter being connected to the contact 58 throughthe nuts 2'5 and 39 threaded upon the shank 28.

In operation, a bottle with its crown cap 9 is inserted into the devicewith the cap engaging the shoulder 5 and the outwardly facing surface atthe lower end of the lever 2! and the bottle is then swung downwardly ina counterclockwise direction, as viewed in Figure 2, thereby swingingthe lever to move the contact is against the contact ll. Upon engagementof the contacts the electric circuit, including the electric display oradvertisement, is closed and the display or advertisement becomesillustrated. During the swinging of the bottle its cap engages the stop8 formed by the projection 8 and the cap is removed through thecooperation of the stop 6 and the shoulder 5, after which the bottle maybe removed and the cap drops from the device.

The construction i such as to provide for easy removal of a crown capfrom a bottle and also to provide for moving the contacts of theelectric display or advertisment circuit into engagement to close thecircuit while the crown cap is being removed. Furthermore, the contactsare located in the upper portion of the housing and are well rprotectedto avoid liability of the contacts being damaged or having theiroperativeness destroyed.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A device for removing a bottle cap comprising a hollow body havingadjacent one end a shoulder and a stop engageable respectively with theedge and back of a cap upon insertion of a capped bottle into said body,a hollow cover secured to said body and having furcations extendingwithin said body, relatively movable electric contacts within saidcover, and a lever pivotally mounted upon said furcations and carryingone-of said contacts and extending within said body for engagement bythe cap upon insertion of the capped bottle into said body.

2. A device for removing a crown cap from a bottle comprising a hollowbody having adjacent one end a shoulder and laterally spaced projectionsforming a stop engageable respectively with the edge and back of a capupon insertion of a capped bottle into said body, a hollow cover securedto said body and having depending furcations extending within said body,a lever pivotally mounted upon said furcations and having a portionextending between said projections and normally in advance of the stopformed thereby, a contact ecured to said cover, and a second contactcarried by said lever and engageable with said first mentioned contact.

RICHARD R. COLEY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,009,873 Webster Nov. 28, 19111,106,127 Baken Aug. 4, 1914

